AAPS Webinar: Rheology Essentials for Pharmaceutical Scientists (Part 1)

Rheology Essentials for Pharmaceutical Scientists is a free two-part webinar hosted by the AAPS Topical and Transdermal Community designed to help pharmaceutical scientists navigate the sometimes confusing world of practical rheology and viscosity measurements.


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This first session will introduce the core concepts of relevance to the characterization of topical pharmaceuticals. With reference to a range of easily recognised behaviours in everyday products, Neil will introduce and explain the palette of rheological properties that a pharmaceutical scientist can measure as part of their formulation, process development, and quality control activities.

This 1st session covers:

  • “Thinking like a rheologist”: Identifying the rheological “traits” of a range of material types, with particular relevance to topical formulations.
  • Shear stress, shear rate and shear strain
  • Viscosity: Non-Newtonian flow, shear-thinning and zero-shear viscosity
  • Structure breakdown and recovery: Thixotropy and yield stress phenomenon
  • The often confusing viscoelastic moduli of storage modulus (G’) and loss modulus (G”)
  • The toolkit of testing methods at the rheologist’s disposal, including
    • Viscosity profiling across a range of shear conditions
    • Oscillatory amplitude, frequency and temperature sweep methods
    • Creep testing

The webinar will be of value to two groups:

  • Formulators and quality controllers who wish to better characterise their products for formulation development, regulatory submissions and quality control
  • Recipients of rheology data who wish to confidently discuss and interpret results with laboratory analysts, management and regulatory agencies.

Sam Raney, PhD - Chair AAPS Topical and Transdermal Community

Moderator

Sam Raney, PhD – Chair

AAPS Topical and Transdermal Community

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samraney/


Nisarg Modhi, PhD - Director of Research and Development TRPL

Moderator

Nisarg Modhi, PhD – Director of Research and Development

TRPL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/transdermalconsultant/


Neil Cunnigham - Founder and CEO, Centre for Industrial Rheology

Presenter

Neil Cunningham – Founder and CEO

Centre for Industrial Rheology

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rheologylab/


Arvind Bagde, PhD Learning Opportunities Management Team

Support

Arvind Bagde, PhD

Learning Opportunities Management Team

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvind-bagde-ph-d-73703218/


Sharareh Senemar, PhD Learning Opportunities Management Team

Support

Sharareh Senemar, PhD

Learning Opportunities Management Team

https://www.linkedin.com/in/senemar/


Jaimin R. Shah, MS Learning Opportunities Management Team

Support

Jaimin R. Shah, MS

Learning Opportunities Management Team

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimin-rajnikant-shah/